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Development Tools Database Foundations Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench Introduction to MySQL Server and Workbench

Posted by jeremy martinez
jeremy martinez
855 Points

Is the Mac OS video sufficient for someone running a Linux distro?

(I am using Ubuntu 14.04 fyi)

3 Answers

Geoffrey Clapp
Geoffrey Clapp
9,584 Points
Geoffrey Clapp
Geoffrey Clapp
9,584 Points

sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

I think it should be the same on any platform, as long as you know how to install MySQL Workbench on the platform you're using

Tom Geraghty
Tom Geraghty
24,174 Points
Tom Geraghty
Tom Geraghty
24,174 Points

Geoffrey has the correct answer. Also don't forget Google is your friend. Here's the documentation from the MySql website:

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/wb-installing-linux.html

But yeah, long story short: 

sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench